For example, Van Goor obtained the Dutch translation rights of Amanda Gorman’s picture book | NOW

For example, Van Goor obtained the Dutch translation rights of Amanda Gorman’s picture book |  NOW

When it became known that Amanda Gorman would be publishing a picture book, publishers in the Netherlands were eager to acquire the translation rights. Senior publisher Susanne Diependaal tells NU.nl how publisher Van Goor managed to win the prize. Diependaal was deeply impressed by Gorman’s presentation at the inauguration of Joe Biden, where she spoke … Read more

Tax authorities will manually check 400,000 old tax decisions | NOW

Tax authorities will manually check 400,000 old tax decisions |  NOW

With the help of an external party, the Tax and Customs Administration will search and assess 400,000 old tax decisions. Initially, this is done manually, State Secretary Hans Vijlbrief (Tax and Customs Administration) reports to the House of Representatives on Friday. These are requests for payment arrangements for people who had a tax debt. Vijlbrief … Read more

Deployment of specialist must prevent loss of contact between parent and child | NOW

Deployment of specialist must prevent loss of contact between parent and child |  NOW

There must be a specialist who prevents loss of contact between child and parent in family situations such as a divorce, writes Minister Sander Dekker (Legal Protection) in a brief to the House of Representatives. In doing so, he adopts the most important recommendations from the report of the Parent Alienation Expert Team. The Parent … Read more

Rutte: Deployment of the army against rioters not taboo, but not necessary now | NOW

Rutte: Deployment of the army against rioters not taboo, but not necessary now |  NOW

Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte does not rule out that the cabinet will enlist the help of the army to stop the riots and looting of recent days. “The deployment of the army is not taboo, but not necessary now”, said Rutte in the parliamentary debate on Wednesday. According to the prime minister, the police … Read more

Research: Radiation boost reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence | NOW

Research: Radiation boost reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence |  NOW

An extra radiation boost for prostate cancer patients reduces the chance that the disease will return within five years. This is evident from the FLAME trial, a large study by the UMC Utrecht, the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, UZ Leuven and the Radboudumc, which was recently published in the scientific journal Journal of Clinical Oncology. Prostate … Read more

Dutch artists provide free online home festival on New Year’s Eve | NOW

Dutch artists provide free online home festival on New Year’s Eve |  NOW

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Suzan & Freek and De Jeugd Van Today, among others, will organize a free online home festival on New Year’s Eve under the name Goodbye 2020. The online party, in which the organizers of festivals such as Dance Valley, Milkshake and Vunzige Deuntjes participate, starts on December 31 at 4 … Read more